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Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
Support for Skilled Trades
- Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
- Tradesperson's Tools Deduction
- Support for Skilled Trades fact sheet (PDF)
- Apprenticeship Incentive Grant Brochure (PDF) (HTML)
- AIG radio ad (mp3) (transcript)
Many Canadians who wish to pursue a career in the skilled trades face financial barriers. That's why the Government of Canada created the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG). The AIG is a taxable cash grant of $1,000 per year for registered apprentices once they have successfully completed their first or second year/level (or equivalent) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades. The AIG is meant to help apprentices cover some of the expenses related to tuition, travel and tools.
